Gran Chaco

Gran Chaco Stories

Mass soybean harvesting at a farm in Brazil

The story of soy

Behind beef, soy is the second largest agricultural driver of deforestation worldwide. From the Northern Great Plains of the U.S. to the Amazon of Brazil, forests, grasslands, and wetlands are being plowed up to make room for more soy production.

Sustainable ranching to protect a forest
WWF Magazine: Summer 2018
The Gran Chaco is the largest South American forest you’ve never heard of.
Stranger Things: Meet the waxy monkey tree frog
WWF Magazine: Spring 2018
Annoyed by the cost of sunscreen? You might envy the waxy monkey tree frog. This amphibian produces a waxy substance that covers its skin with a protective layer—basically, frog sunblock.
Soy: The Biggest Food Crop We Never Talk About
WWF Magazine: Winter 2015
It has slipped quietly into much of what we consume—and its production is straining ecosystems around the world.

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Gran Chaco Stories

The story of soy

Sustainable ranching to protect a forest

Stranger Things: Meet the waxy monkey tree frog

Soy: The Biggest Food Crop We Never Talk About